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[possumheaded]

Hello all,
Went detecting at a spot close to home that I've hit a few times. Found some interesting stuff there in the past and only had a couple of hours so I thought I'd hit it again. Found some neat little things and also my first Indian Head which happens to be a 1891 so that makes it my oldest coin found while detecting so far. It was a very pretty green color before I cleaned it except the back side has some silver looking discoloration.
Found another coin/token/somethin? which was badly covered with a thick crusty layer of crud. It's as thick as a penny but bigger around, close to the circumference of a nickle. I peroxided it a hundred plus times using the microwave to heat the peroxide. I still can't see any design so it might just be nothing.
Anyway, thanks for looking and I hope everyone is having a great week.
Happy Hunting,
Ed

 

[RPG]

Hey Possum, Congrats on your oldest coin and I love that medallion. Good hunt.

Where in Alabama are you. I'm in the Tuscaloosa area.

Randy

 

[washingtonian]

Fantastic job dude! I'm still lookin for my first 1800s coin

 

[RiverRat3]

The medallion looks like it could have been part of a military medal.

 

[BillW313]

The medal is a military Good Conduct Medal.

 

[willie d]

The medallion looks like it could have been part of a military medal.

The medal is a military Good Conduct Medal.

Yep, what they said

 

[jamesinalabama]

WTG Ed!

Glad you were able to find that first IH. I also like all the other items found as well. Looking forward to detecting with you tomorrow


James

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Very nice finds. The item below looks like silver. What do you think it is?

DANGLANGLEY

 

[crazyjarhead]

WTG Ed on busting into the 1800's

 

[allen]

wtg on those great bunch of finds !!

 

[possumheaded]

Thanks for the comments! Went detecting with James this past Sunday but didn't find much but had a great time. Dug up 2 keys, some pieces of some buckles, 4 wheats, and a whole bunch of clad. Hadn't counted it yet but I know it's $5 plus.




RPG: I live in Odenville. It's to the east of Birmingham.

DANGLANGLEY: I think it may be silver plated. It says HICKOK PLATE on the back and the
loop part says Bronze on it.

 

[Nana40]

Double congrats on that old Injun, Possum! Kinda odd with the silver on the back. Super find on the medal too.
Don't know if you'll ever be able to ID that coin looking item. But I'd keep it!

Nana

 

[BomberJohn]

Definitely a Good Conduct Medal. I have one somewhere. The square buckle also looks to me to be a fatigues/BDU belt.

 

[tseekerMike]

Great Indian Head. I wonder who the good conduct medal may have belonged to?

 

[DMN]

That belt buckle is nice. I have quite a few of them. The Hickok company had a manufacturing company in Rochester NY. My grandmother used to put those belts together so it may have been one she handled! Or just a bit of wishful thinking on my part. The buckles I have were ones she was given while working at the plant.

Nice job on the hunt/finds.

 

[Finman]

Congrats Possum on your oldest coin!!! Keep diggin!!!

HH Joe

 

[jbow]

The "good conduct" medal should have a name enscribed in the rectanglar box. I have one like it. The inscription is really lightly done. Mine belonged to Elijah Cotton. I haven't been able to find out anything about him. I'd like to return it to his family.

Julien